Angus Roberts (born 17 December 1990) is a professional Australian rugby union player for the

Melbourne Rebels The Melbourne Rebels is an Australian professional rugby union team based in Melbourne. They made their debut in SANZAR's Super Rugby tournament in 2011. They were the first privately owned professional rugby union team in Australia, until 2017 ...

. His preferred positions are fullback and flyhalf.

Early career

Roberts was educated at

Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview Saint Ignatius' College Riverview is an Australian independent single-sex primary and secondary day and boarding school for boys, conducted in the Jesuit tradition, located in Riverview, a small suburb located on the Lane Cove River on the ...

and represented his school in Rugby Union for six years. He began playing rugby as a junior with the

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Red Devils. In 2012 he played for Sydney University in the

Shute Shield The Shute Shield is a semi-professional rugby union competition in Sydney, Australia. It is the premier club competition in New South Wales. The Shute Shield is awarded to the winning team from the Sydney premiership grand final held at the end ...

. Roberts resided at St John's College from 2010 to 2012, playing rugby for the College in the intercollegiate Rawson Cup throughout this period. The Sydney University Rugby Club 2012 season preview described him thus: "His strengths are his composure, speed of foot and long kicking game. Gus is quite a big 10 and has only been playing the position for a year now, to which he has already caught the eye of the Super Franchises. Gus has some silky skills and a great deal of potential, which he has worked hard on during the off season to develop." He scored a last minute try and conversion that won the Sydney University the 2012 Shute Shield.

Super Rugby

Roberts commenced in a two-year contract with the

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. In March 2013, the Rebels named Roberts at fullback for the Round 4 battle with the

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. This was to be his Super Rugby and Rebels debut.

Personal life

For his gap year, Roberts travelled to Somerset in England. He worked as an assistant at Sexey's School and played rugby for Castle Cary RFC. In 2012 Roberts was in his third year of studying Exercise Management at The University of Technology Sydney.

References

External links

Angus Roberts Melbourne Rebels Player Profile
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